As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lost Highway 61
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Meyer School In St Augusta
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Ruins of Sawyer School
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Little Falls Depot
Jordan Brewery Complex
District 6 School in New Sweden
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Moving Old Hibbing
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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