As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Old Wadena
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Duluth Homestead Project
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Franconia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
State Theater In Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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