At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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