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...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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