The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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