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