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
The Gates of Stonebridge
In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 48 School Near Delano
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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