In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Townhomes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Lundring Service Station in Canby
As the popularity and accessibility of automobiles grew throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the problem...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Moderne New Ulm Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Green Lake Mounds
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Oxford Mill Ruin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Florence Town Hall
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Cobden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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