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