St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Franconia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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