Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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