The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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