Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Ottawa
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Dead Good Walks
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
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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