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
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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