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
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
State Theater In Hutchinson
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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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