One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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