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
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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