The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
State Theater In Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

