In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion Depot In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Lost Highway 61
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Le Sueur Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
State Theater In Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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