On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
In the late-1880s, a benefactor in St Louis offered to purchase land in Lake City for the Ursuline...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...

