At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Twin Cities Area
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jordan Brewery Complex
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Florence Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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