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
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Almelund Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lost Highway 61
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hanover Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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