Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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