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
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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