Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Twin Cities Area
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium was the first medical hospital in Anoka, Minnesota. Dr. James F. Kline opened the...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 48 School Near Delano
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 6 School in New Sweden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Finding The Past In Swatara
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Florence Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Wasioja
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Dotson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Enter Marlon Brando
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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