On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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