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
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Hollywood Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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