The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The house at 193 N Mackubin in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in 1882. This Second Empire-style...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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