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
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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