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
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor 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
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
Old Brewery In Preston