The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
Twin Cities Area
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Le Sueur Theater
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moving Old Hibbing
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Almelund Creamery
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 48 School Near Delano
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...

