Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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