The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
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...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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