As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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