Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Ruins of Sawyer School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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