Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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