On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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