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