The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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