The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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