Names like Louis Comfort Tiffany and Gustav Stickley are well rooted in many American’s minds as...
Twin Cities Area
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Robbinsdale Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Wasioja
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Milford Monument
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Hanover Bridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Oxford Mill Ruin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moving Old Hibbing
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Almelund Creamery
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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