The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
The Old School In Wolverton
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Little Falls Depot
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Ottawa
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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