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
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Cobden
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering Quadna Resort
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Sandstone
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome to Hanska
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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