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 Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
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...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hanover Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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