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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Oxford Mill Ruin
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Enter Marlon Brando
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Little Marais Inn
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Exploring Ottawa
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood Town Hall
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Red Wing Iron Works
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Florence Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bend in the River Regional Park
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...

