The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After one hundred and twenty years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening...
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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