The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Finding The Past In Swatara
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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