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
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Sandstone
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

