The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
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...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
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