♫ When the Weatherball is glowing red, warmer weather’s just ahead. When the Weatherball is...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
Green Lake Mounds
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
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...
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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