The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Minnesota Home School for Girls was established by the state legislature in 1907 as a...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Cobden
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Le Sueur Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
The Old School In Wolverton
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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