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
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District Number 11 in McLeod County was first organized in 1865 to serve the predominantly Czech...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Cobden
Florence Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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 First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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