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
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Little Falls Depot
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Le Sueur Theater
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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