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
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moving Old Hibbing
Visiting Golden Gate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
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...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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
Old Brewery In Preston