In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Twin Cities Area
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hanover Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Old School In Wolverton
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Ruins of Sawyer School
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
Enter Marlon Brando
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
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