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
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minnesota Linseed Oil Company was incorporated in September 1870. Around 1878, company managers...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Dotson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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