The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
State Theater In Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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