St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The original District 35 (Meyer) school was a log structure built around 1868. As the population of...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

