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
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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