As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
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 Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome to Hanska
The End of the Line in Currie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Brewery In Preston
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Sandstone
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
State Theater In Hutchinson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 48 School Near Delano
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Punished Woman’s Lake
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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