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
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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