In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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