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