The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Wasioja
Remembering Quadna Resort
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
State Theater In Hutchinson
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Visiting Golden Gate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Florence Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Brewery In Preston
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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