The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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