Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Twin Cities Area
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis was founded in 1907 by 39 of the city’s most influential women.This...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
The Almelund Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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