St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Ottawa
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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