At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Franconia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
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
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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