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
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wilder Public Baths
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
District 48 School Near Delano
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Florence Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Sandstone
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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