As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Franconia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 48 School Near Delano
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Little Falls Depot
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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