Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasn’t set up to show talkies. As the...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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