One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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