Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
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...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
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