Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery and Wurstery is located near the Mississippi River in Saint Paul, Minnesota. It...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Wasioja
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Visiting Golden Gate
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
The Old School In Wolverton
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Green Lake Mounds
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering Quadna Resort
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Milford Monument
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Little Marais Inn
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Le Sueur Theater
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
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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