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 Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Jordan Brewery Complex
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
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...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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