The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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