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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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