St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moderne New Ulm Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
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