James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome to Hanska
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Remembering Quadna Resort
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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