Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lost Highway 61
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Church of the Holy Cross
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Enter Marlon Brando
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion Depot In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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 Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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