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
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown