The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
Remembering Quadna Resort
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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