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...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown