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
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Enter Marlon Brando
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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