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