As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Florence Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Church of the Holy Cross
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Sandstone
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
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
Old Brewery In Preston