As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Visiting Golden Gate
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Old Wadena
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
District 48 School Near Delano
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Almond White and the Motley Castle
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Milford Monument
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Brewery In Preston
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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