Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
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...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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