Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
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...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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