Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After one hundred and twenty years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening...
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Old School In Wolverton
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
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