The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Arthur Orr was a 286’ steel package freighter built by the Chicago Ship Building Company. She...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Welcome To Cobden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Meyer School In St Augusta
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
The Duluth Homestead Project
Moderne New Ulm Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
Visiting Golden Gate
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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