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
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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