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
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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