The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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