In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to Hanska
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Brewery In Preston
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moving Old Hibbing
Florence Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
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
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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