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
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome to Hanska
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Le Sueur Theater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Remembering Quadna Resort
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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