On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Moderne New Ulm Library
Enter Marlon Brando
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
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