One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Cobden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion Depot In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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 Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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