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
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Oxford Mill Ruin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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