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
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Green Lake Mounds
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The End of the Line in Currie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Ruins of Sawyer School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Le Sueur Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome to Hanska
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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