The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Twin Cities Area
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Duluth Homestead Project
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Remembering Quadna Resort
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Milford Monument
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome to Hanska
Bend in the River Regional Park
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
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...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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