The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Le Sueur Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Little Marais Inn
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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