The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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