In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
On Thanksgiving Day in 1982, Minneapolis lost one of its most enduring landmarks--the Weatherball...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Eight Days in May Protests
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Founded in 1858, Shattuck Military Academy in Faribault was one of the oldest and most respected...
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Endion School In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Oxford Mill Ruin
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Dotson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Moving Old Hibbing
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Meyer School In St Augusta
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
Old Brewery In Preston
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Welcome To Cobden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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