James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Moderne New Ulm Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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 Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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