The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Greater Minnesota
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Dotson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring Ottawa
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Franconia
Welcome to Hanska
Green Lake Mounds
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Wasioja
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion School In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Finding The Past In Swatara
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lost Highway 61
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Enter Marlon Brando
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Ruins of Sawyer School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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