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
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
The Milford Monument
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Green Lake Mounds
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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