St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
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...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
District 48 School Near Delano
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Little Marais Inn
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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