In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Green Lake Mounds
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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