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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown