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...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
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...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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