The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston