The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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