University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Florence Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Little Falls Depot
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Cobden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Old School In Wolverton
The Little Marais Inn
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Ottawa
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Visiting Golden Gate
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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