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