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