Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Hanover Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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