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
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Red Wing Iron Works
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Brewery In Preston
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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