When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Cobden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Brewery In Preston
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
State Theater In Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Le Sueur Theater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lost Highway 61
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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