The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
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