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 Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Green Lake Mounds
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Endion School In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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