In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Robbinsdale Library
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Almelund Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Endion School In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Milford Monument
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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
Old Brewery In Preston