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
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering Quadna Resort
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hanover Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Wasioja
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Little Marais Inn
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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