Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
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
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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