Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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