St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Twin Cities Area
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
State Theater In Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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