In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Randall Cooperative Creamery
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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