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
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...

