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
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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