The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Twin Cities Area
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Constructed in 1869-70, the Metropolitan Hotel once stood at the corner of Washington and Third...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Old Brewery In Preston
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Little Falls Depot
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Wasioja
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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