Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
At around 3:30 p.m. on February 5, 1924, the most devastating mining disaster in Minnesota history...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The End of the Line in Currie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Brewery In Preston
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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