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
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Enter Marlon Brando
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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