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
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
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...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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