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
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
The Church of the Holy Cross
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
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