Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and Crafts bungalow could be built on a …
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of beer brewing when Jacob Weisbrod laid the cornerstone …
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership grew steadily, and the group needed a permanent home for community …
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a large lot in Winona, Minnesota. The grand …
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Planning for a new road for stagecoach travel westward from the Mississippi began in the winter of 1857. As soon as the snow melted in …
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing started around 1859, shortly after Preston, …
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three-story brick and stone school created a unique layout that …
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop along the Red River with a post office, store, …
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before, I’m on a quest to put my Minnesota …
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm, Minnesota. He saw an opportunity to expand his …
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into the area around Scandia, Minnesota. Classes were first …
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was originally a warehouse that W.C. Snow converted into …
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera house was destroyed by fire on October 12, …
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his family in 1878. It’s located just outside the central …
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of the area. Its first books were housed in the …
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota) District Number 48 school was built in 1871. The small …
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the expansion of I-35 through town. It was …
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a Warren Through Truss bridge in the state. …
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this has to be one of the most stunning I’ve seen. …
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch Coulee near Morton, Minnesota? In 1929, …
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a piece of land near the river in Red …
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room school until the eighth grade. After that, they went to …
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth. Construction on the house began around 1902. George was …
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand directions from someone who knew the area much better than …
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located in the aptly named, Covered Bridge Park and is the only …
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He built the distillery at the base of the …
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes a playground, picnic pavilion and tables, barbecue …
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid their 35 cents and packed into the single-screen, 800-seat theater …
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of 1907. For 50 years, the one-room …
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech farming community. Most of the local population were freethinkers, …