One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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