The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
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Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Visiting Golden Gate
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion Depot In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston