The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Twin Cities Area
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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