Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt 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
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Exploring Ottawa
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Visiting Golden Gate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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