The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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