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
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lost Highway 61
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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