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
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hanover Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Old School In Wolverton
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Cobden
District 48 School Near Delano
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Lost Highway 61
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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