The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Apartments
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Red Wing Iron Works
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Visiting Golden Gate
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Little Marais Inn
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Ottawa
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Enter Marlon Brando
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Ruins of Sawyer School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hollywood Town Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses 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