In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Finding the ghost town of Dotson, Minnesota, wasn’t easy. I was going off of second-hand...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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