The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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