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
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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