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
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Historic Wasioja
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Dead Good Walks
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
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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