As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Lost Highway 61
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Milford Monument
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion School In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Dead Good Walks
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
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
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
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
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