It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 48 School Near Delano
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Old School In Wolverton
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
Hanover Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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