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
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After 120 years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening of July 29th, 1895...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hanover Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...

