Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Almelund Creamery
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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