Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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