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
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...

