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
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering Quadna Resort
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion Depot In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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