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