The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Green Lake Mounds
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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