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
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
As preservationists approached Rockledge, the home’s owner, Ernest L. King Jr., shuffled to the...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Cobden
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Wasioja
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Milford Monument
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Le Sueur Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hanover Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Brewery In Preston
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Florence Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Little Marais Inn
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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