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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

