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
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
Taylor House In Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Almelund Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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