In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
The Almelund Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
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...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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