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
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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