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
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Dotson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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