The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
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...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moderne New Ulm Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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...
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
