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
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
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...
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
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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