James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The public library in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota was built in 1913 with a $10,000 grant from Andrew...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Milford Monument
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hanover Bridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Duluth Homestead Project
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 48 School Near Delano
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Florence Town Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering Quadna Resort
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
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...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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