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