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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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