Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
The Little Marais Inn
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Wasioja
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
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
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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