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 Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
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