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