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Twin Cities Area
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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