Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Franconia
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...

