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
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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