Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Twin Cities Area
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Wasioja
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Franconia
Moving Old Hibbing
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Old Wadena
Little Falls Depot
Enter Marlon Brando
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Dead Good Walks
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
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
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
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 East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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