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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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