The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Enter Marlon Brando
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Wasioja
Endion Depot In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
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