On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
You can’t drive through Zumbrota, Minnesota, without stopping at the covered bridge. It’s located...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
This gorgeous Second Empire style home in Hastings was built for William Thompson in 1880. Thompson...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Franconia
The Milford Monument
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Wasioja
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hollywood Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
The Old School In Wolverton
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The End of the Line in Currie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Church of the Holy Cross
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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