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
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

