The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
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...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Wasioja
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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