In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
This red sandstone house is the oldest in the Washburn Fair Oaks Mansion District and it had an odd...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring Ottawa
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Cobden
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Green Lake Mounds
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Dotson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Dead Good Walks
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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