The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Townhomes
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
District #28 School in Ramsey
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St 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...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moving Old Hibbing
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Wasioja
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Little Marais Inn
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Le Sueur Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Milford Monument
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Oxford Mill Ruin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Green Lake Mounds
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Old School In Wolverton
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

