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
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library 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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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