On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
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...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Brewery In Preston
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering Quadna Resort
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moving Old Hibbing
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Green Lake Mounds
Moderne New Ulm Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Old School In Wolverton
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...

