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
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
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...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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