The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
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