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
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul