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
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Enter Marlon Brando
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
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...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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