The Germania Life Insurance Building was built in 1889 at Fourth Street and Minnesota in downtown...
Twin Cities Area
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance Building In...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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