The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Elizabeth C. Quinlan was the co-founder of the Young-Quinlan Department Store in downtown...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Franconia
Little Falls Depot
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Brewery In Preston
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Dotson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Sandstone
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The End of the Line in Currie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion Depot In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Green Lake Mounds
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
The Duluth Homestead Project
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown