The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Twin Cities Area
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Franconia
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
Visiting Golden Gate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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