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
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Milford Monument
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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