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
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

