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...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...

