James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
It's hard to imagine a time when taking a bath or shower in your own home wasn’t possible, but the...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lost Highway 61
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Sandstone
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Cobden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Endion Depot In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Visiting Golden Gate
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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