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 Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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