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
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Wasioja
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
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