In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
Remembering Quadna Resort
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown