The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The original village hall in Waverly was built in 1893. The two-story, brick and stone building sat...
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Franconia
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

