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
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Red Wing Iron Works
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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