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 Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
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...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome to Hanska
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 6 School in New Sweden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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