Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Almelund Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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