Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Greater Minnesota
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Old Wadena
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Duluth Homestead Project
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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