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
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
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...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Little Marais Inn
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
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