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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Little Marais Inn
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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