At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Green Lake Mounds
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lost Highway 61
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Milford Monument
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Florence Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
Endion School In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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