The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Franconia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bend in the River Regional Park
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Cobden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Finding The Past In Swatara
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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