The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Twin Cities Area
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Saint Paul Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry D. Huff was a land speculator who built a brick and stone Italian Villa-style house on a...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bend in the River Regional Park
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Old Wadena
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion Depot In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moderne New Ulm Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Wasioja
The Old School In Wolverton
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hollywood Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Lost Highway 61
The End of the Line in Currie
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Church of the Holy Cross
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Le Sueur Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Little Falls Depot
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Red Wing Iron Works
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
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...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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