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
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moderne New Ulm Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jordan Brewery Complex
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Ottawa
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Hollywood Town Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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