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