At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
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...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Ottawa
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
District 6 School in New Sweden
The End of the Line in Currie
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
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...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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