The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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