Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Milford Monument
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Red Wing Iron Works
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Little Falls Depot
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Dotson
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The End of the Line in Currie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
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 First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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