As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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