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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Endion Depot In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Enter Marlon Brando
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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