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
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Orpheum Theater in Duluth, Minnesota, was built on the old Temple Opera House site. The opera...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Florence Town Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Green Lake Mounds
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Wasioja
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 John Beargrease?
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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