The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Greater Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jordan Brewery Complex
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Red Wing Iron Works
The End of the Line in Currie
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Old Brewery In Preston
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Milford Monument
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome to Hanska
The Old School In Wolverton
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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