For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Little Falls Depot
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 48 School Near Delano
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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