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
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hanover Bridge
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
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
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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