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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
One of the earliest victims of the big blow on Lake Superior in November of 1905 was the steamer...
Green Lake Mounds
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Ottawa
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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