In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Church of the Holy Cross
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Almelund Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome to Hanska
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The End of the Line in Currie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Cobden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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