Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
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
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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