Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Twin Cities Area
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Le Sueur Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Enter Marlon Brando
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Little Falls Depot
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Franconia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Almelund Creamery
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moderne New Ulm Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
Lundring Service Station in Canby
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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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