The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Ruins of Sawyer School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 48 School Near Delano
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Incline Railway
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion Depot In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
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