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
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
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...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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