Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Old School In Wolverton
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital 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