Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The End of the Line in Currie
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Finding The Past In Swatara
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Franconia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
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
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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