The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...

