The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
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...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Almelund Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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