In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Park Island Hotel in Center City opened in 1900. The secluded, lakeside property offered guests...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Wasioja
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
State Theater In Hutchinson
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome to Hanska
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Franconia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Dead Good Walks
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
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
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
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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