The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering Quadna Resort
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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