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