Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown