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Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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
Old Brewery In Preston