The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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