As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown