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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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