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
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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