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