James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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