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
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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