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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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