In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
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...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Old School In Wolverton
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
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
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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...
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul