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 Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Enter Marlon Brando
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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