The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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