Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Twin Cities Area
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
District 48 School Near Delano
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Cobden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Green Lake Mounds
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hollywood Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Laura Baker?
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Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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