As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

