The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Old School In Wolverton
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township 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 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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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