On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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