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
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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