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
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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