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
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Milford Monument
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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