James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Brewery In Preston
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Wasioja
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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