James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The house at 193 N Mackubin in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in 1882. This Second Empire-style...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Enter Marlon Brando
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moving Old Hibbing
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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
