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
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Florence Town Hall
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Church of the Holy Cross
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Article Archive
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
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
Old Brewery In Preston