As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge (Svenska Mission Kyrka i Sodre Maple Ridge)...
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Ottawa
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 48 School Near Delano
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Sandstone
The Almelund Creamery
Bend in the River Regional Park
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Red Wing Iron Works
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
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