The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Oxford Mill Ruin
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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