Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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