At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
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...
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Sandstone
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bend in the River Regional Park
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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