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

