As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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