As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Robbinsdale Library opened its doors for the first time on January 4, 1926, thanks to the...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After one hundred and twenty years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Sandstone
The Duluth Homestead Project
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Dotson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Little Falls Depot
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion Depot In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Franconia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
These two warehouses in Superior, Wisconsin are pretty popular places to photograph. After...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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