Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hanover Bridge
The Old School In Wolverton
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Red Wing Iron Works
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lost Highway 61
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Duluth Homestead Project
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Oxford Mill Ruin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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