The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Although the local resort industry near Detroit Lakes stretches back to the 1870s, it wasn’t until...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Adolph Biermann house in Rochester is the oldest documented structure in the Mayowood Historic...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Franconia
The Old School In Wolverton
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hanover Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Old Brewery In Preston
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
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
Old Brewery In Preston