In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Brewery In Preston
Meyer School In St Augusta
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Milford Monument
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
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