The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Twin Cities Area
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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