The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
State Theater In Hutchinson
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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