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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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