James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Little Falls Depot
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome to Hanska
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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