As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Planning for a new road for stagecoach travel westward from the Mississippi began in the winter of...
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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