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
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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