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
District #28 School in Ramsey
The District #28 School was constructed in Ramsey in 1892 to replace a smaller, wood frame school...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
In the late-1880s, a benefactor in St Louis offered to purchase land in Lake City for the Ursuline...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The End of the Line in Currie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion Depot In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Red Wing Iron Works
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Milford Monument
Little Falls Depot
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Dotson
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring Sandstone
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
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 Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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