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
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston