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
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
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...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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