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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
District 48 School Near Delano
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Dotson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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