The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
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...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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