On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Constructed in 1897 for $13,000, the First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was designed...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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