The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Twin Cities Area
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to Hanska
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
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...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston