The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
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...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...

