The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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