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
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
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...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
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
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
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