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 Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Ottawa
Moving Old Hibbing
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Florence Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Little Falls Depot
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
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