For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Green Lake Mounds
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Cobden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
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...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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