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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lost Highway 61
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jordan Brewery Complex
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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