The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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