Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hanover Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Cobden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Visiting Golden Gate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital 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