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