As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
District #28 School in Ramsey
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Le Sueur Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Franconia
Visiting Golden Gate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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