The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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