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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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