The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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