Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown