The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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