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
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Ottawa
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion School In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
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
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul