Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The original movie theater in Aitkin showed silent films and wasn’t set up to show talkies. As the...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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