The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Little Marais Inn
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
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
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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