In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bend in the River Regional Park is located on the former property of the Graves family. The...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Green Lake Mounds
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Milford Monument
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Old Brewery In Preston