The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Townhomes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Old School In Wolverton
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Enter Marlon Brando
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
District 6 School in New Sweden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Church of the Holy Cross
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Hanover Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Cobden
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome to Hanska
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Moderne New Ulm Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Franconia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
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?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital 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