The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
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...
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Wilder Public Baths
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Endion School In Duluth
The Endion School in Duluth, Minnesota, was built in 1890. The architect who designed the three...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Visiting Golden Gate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

