The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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