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...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
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