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 Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s Town
When Samuel Pandolfo arrived in St. Cloud in 1917, he dreamed of building an automobile empire that...
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Endion Depot In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Old School In Wolverton
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hanover Bridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
The Little Marais Inn
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Little Falls Depot
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Meyer School In St Augusta
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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