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
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little was a partner in a Minneapolis-based real estate firm. He didn’t leave behind much...
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Geldner Sawmill stands on a narrow strip of land that separates Lake Jefferson and German Lake...
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Visiting Golden Gate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
Hollywood Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Little Marais Inn
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome To Dotson
Endion Depot In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Florence Town Hall
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Old School In Wolverton
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Remembering Quadna Resort
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
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
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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