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 Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Milford Monument
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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