The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
The Le Sueur Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Hanover Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Franconia
Oxford Mill Ruin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
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