At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Greater Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two weeks after the James–Younger Gang raided Northfield the gang appeared at the farm of Ole...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Sandstone
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston