As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Franconia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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