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