One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
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...

