Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Sandstone
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Enter Marlon Brando
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston