As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lost Highway 61
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hanover Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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