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 Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Milford Monument
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Franconia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Little Marais Inn
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Oxford Mill Ruin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Le Sueur Theater
Hanover Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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