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