James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome to Hanska
The Duluth Homestead Project
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Ruins of Sawyer School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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