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 Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moderne New Ulm Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown