Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Green Lake Mounds
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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