Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
One of my favorite stops lately was Fort Juelson in Otter Tail County. The site is located on the...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lost Highway 61
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jordan Brewery Complex
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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