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
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Brewery In Preston
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Almelund Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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