In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Apartments
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
For several years, Tenney held the distinction of being Minnesota’s smallest town. The 2010 census...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion Depot In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
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