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
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
The Le Sueur Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Hanover Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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