In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
In the late-1880s, a benefactor in St Louis offered to purchase land in Lake City for the Ursuline...
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Sandstone
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Finding The Past In Swatara
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Florence Town Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Green Lake Mounds
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston