Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Twin Cities Area
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Endion School In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Old School In Wolverton
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Little Falls Depot
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Church of the Holy Cross
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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