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 Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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