At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
State Theater In Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
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