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 Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Pennsylvania-native Joseph Renshaw Brown arrived in Minnesota at the age of 14 with the Army. He...
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 Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
The End of the Line in Currie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Wasioja
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Oxford Mill Ruin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
Green Lake Mounds
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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