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
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Ottawa
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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