At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
When people think of the gold rush, they think of California, but Minnesota had its own gold rush...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
District 48 School Near Delano
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Sandstone
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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