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
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Sandstone
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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