The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moving Old Hibbing
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Sandstone
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Almelund Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hanover Bridge
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lost Highway 61
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Le Sueur Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome to Hanska
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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