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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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