Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Twin Cities Area
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
The Little Marais Inn
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...

