At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Greater Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
A post office was first established in Golden Gate, Minnesota, in 1868. The little town sprang up...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
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
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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 Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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