It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Franconia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hanover Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
State Theater In Hutchinson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Welcome To Dotson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Le Sueur Theater
Florence Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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