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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
Green Lake Mounds
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston