Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Ottawa
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Florence Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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