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
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
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...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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