In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood Town Hall
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
The Milford Monument
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Sandstone
Red Wing Iron Works
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Moving Old Hibbing
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Franconia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 48 School Near Delano
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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