The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moving Old Hibbing
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Little Marais Inn
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Red Wing Iron Works
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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