The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Almelund Creamery
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Cobden
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
District 48 School Near Delano
Finding The Past In Swatara
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Wasioja
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The End of the Line in Currie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Oxford Mill Ruin
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Little Marais Inn
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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