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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Milford Monument
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering Quadna Resort
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Brewery In Preston
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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