In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Originally built as the second home of the First Swedish Baptist Church in 1910, the Temple Baptist...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Almelund Creamery
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Endion Depot In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
State Theater In Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Florence Town Hall
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Enter Marlon Brando
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion School In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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