The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
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...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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?
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Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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