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Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lost Highway 61
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Enter Marlon Brando
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Visiting Golden Gate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Wasioja
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...
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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