At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The End of the Line in Currie
Moving Old Hibbing
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Dotson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Red Wing Iron Works
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Green Lake Mounds
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
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