The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Twin Cities Area
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
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...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Brewery In Preston
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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