In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
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?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
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
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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