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
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
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 Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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