At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lost Highway 61
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
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
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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