The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Ottawa
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Cobden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Dotson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Sandstone
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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