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 Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Little Falls Depot
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The End of the Line in Currie
Meyer School In St Augusta
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Almelund Creamery
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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