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
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Oxford Mill Ruin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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