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
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
The Old School In Wolverton
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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