In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion School In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Brewery In Preston
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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