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