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...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
In 1957, trucks loaded with prefabricated homes rolled along Highway 61 toward a new building site...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Almelund Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Munger Terrace 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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston