Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Twin Cities Area
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Hollywood Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...

