As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School 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...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 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?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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