As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Ottawa
Don’t you love it when you stop in a town for one historic building and find out there are other...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hollywood Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion School In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Franconia
Red Wing Iron Works
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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