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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Florence Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital 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