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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Apartments
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater 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...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 6 School in New Sweden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lost Highway 61
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Jordan Brewery Complex
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood Town Hall
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Hanover Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Little Falls Depot
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Milford Monument
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
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 Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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