Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Le Sueur Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
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...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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