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