At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
September 24, 1909 At 4:20 a.m., an off-duty worker at the Fergus Falls City Light Station woke up...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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