University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston