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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wilder Public Baths
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Hollywood Town Hall
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Oxford Mill Ruin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Ruins of Sawyer School
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Sandstone
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Franconia
Green Lake Mounds
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Little Marais Inn
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Old School In Wolverton
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
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...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

