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
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...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Greater Minnesota
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Daniel Piper came to Minnesota from New Hampshire with his wife and daughter in early 1877...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing...
Exploring Sandstone
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Almelund Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
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
