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
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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