One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
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