At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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