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
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
During the 1860s, Jordan had become an early industrial center in Scott County and brewing became...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Wasioja
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Franconia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion School In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul