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
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Remembering Quadna Resort
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Red Wing Iron Works
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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