One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Twin Cities Area
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Cobden
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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