On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Originally named the Palazzo, the Colonnade Hotel opened on St. Peter Street in Saint Paul in 1888...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
District 6 School in New Sweden
The District 6 school in New Sweden Township stands in a field surrounded by tall stalks of corn in...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring Ottawa
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Visiting Golden Gate
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Wasioja
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lost Highway 61
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Dotson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Dead Good Walks
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
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
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

