As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
District 48 School Near Delano
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Franconia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Red Wing Iron Works
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hanover Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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