University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor 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
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston