The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
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
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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