The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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