On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
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