At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Little Marais Inn
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moving Old Hibbing
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Dotson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lost Highway 61
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Dead Good Walks
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown