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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Little Falls Depot
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Ruins of Sawyer School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Church of the Holy Cross
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Wasioja
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Enter Marlon Brando
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Punished Woman’s Lake
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
S.S. Meteor 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