Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Robbinsdale Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Before the Interstate Bridge was built between Duluth and Superior in the late-1890s, the only way...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Endion School In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Dotson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Almelund Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Sandstone
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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