The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Twin Cities Area
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Sandstone
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hanover Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

