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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis was founded in 1907 by 39 of the city’s most influential women.This...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Visiting Golden Gate
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Green Lake Mounds
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
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...
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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