The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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