At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Red Wing Iron Works
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Sandstone
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lost Highway 61
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill 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 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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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