In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome to Hanska
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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