The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown