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
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
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...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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