At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
The Little Marais Inn
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome to Hanska
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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