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 Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Little Falls Depot
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Punished Woman’s Lake
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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