Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Wasioja
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome to Hanska
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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