The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hanover Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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