This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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