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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Little Marais Inn
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Old Brewery In Preston
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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