Although it’s difficult to tell now, Highway 100 in the west metro was once one of the most...
Twin Cities Area
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
♫ When the Weatherball is glowing red, warmer weather’s just ahead. When the Weatherball is...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Free Public Library in Hutchinson, Minnesota, was first organized in 1874 by early settlers of...
The Little Marais Inn
Little Falls Depot
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Duluth Homestead Project
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Hanover Bridge
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Green Lake Mounds
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Florence Town Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Dotson
The Almelund Creamery
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Old School In Wolverton
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Cobden
Visiting Golden Gate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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