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
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Brewery In Preston
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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