The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
Moving Old Hibbing
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
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