For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Landmark Center in St Paul, Minnesota, was dedicated in 1902 and originally served as the Federal...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Almelund Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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