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
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Ruins of Sawyer School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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