The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George Neuwirth operated a popular bowling alley and bar throughout the 1930s and 1940s in New Ulm...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Almelund Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lost Highway 61
Dead Good Walks
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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