Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Dotson
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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