One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
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...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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