The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
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The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Rush City Creamery Cooperative was organized in 1907 by a group of local dairy farmers. After...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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