The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Wasioja
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Almelund Creamery
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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