As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Shortly after midnight on November 28, 1905, the Crescent City dropped anchor in 90-feet of water...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Dotson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Endion School In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Wasioja
Lost Highway 61
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Cobden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moderne New Ulm Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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