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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Dead Good Walks
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
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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