On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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