St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
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...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hanover Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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