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
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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