At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Cobden
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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