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
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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