The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lost Highway 61
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Duluth Homestead Project
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor 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