The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
I’d never noticed this marker along the Expressway between Duluth and Two Harbors until a...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Cobden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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