At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
At around 3:30 p.m. on February 5, 1924, the most devastating mining disaster in Minnesota history...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Old Wadena
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Ruins of Sawyer School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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