Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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