As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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