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
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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