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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Finding The Past In Swatara
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Green Lake Mounds
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
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