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
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Cobden
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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