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
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bend in the River Regional Park
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Green Lake Mounds
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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