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
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lost Highway 61
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Duluth’s Incline Railway
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bend in the River Regional Park
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Visiting Golden Gate
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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