James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 48 School Near Delano
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Sandstone
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moderne New Ulm Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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