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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Church of the Holy Cross
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Little Falls Depot
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moderne New Ulm Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Ottawa
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering Quadna Resort
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Little Marais Inn
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion School In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Dotson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Old School In Wolverton
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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