In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
If you travel north on Highway 64 through central Minnesota, you will likely pass through Akeley...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Enter Marlon Brando
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In 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