In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 48 School Near Delano
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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