At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg and his wife Dora were the owners of a jewelry store in downtown Minneapolis in the...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Landmark Center In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Carl Berg opened the Farmers and Travelers Hotel in Sleepy Eye in 1874. It was a simple, two level...
The Le Sueur Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Dotson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Wasioja
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Moderne New Ulm Library
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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...

