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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
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...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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