When I first visited the Anoka State Hospital grounds I didn’t know where I was. I certainly didn’t...
Twin Cities Area
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Built in 1898, the West Riverside School was originally known as District #38 School. Isanti County...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
The Almelund Creamery
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Little Falls Depot
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion School In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Church of the Holy Cross
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Florence Town Hall
Exploring Sandstone
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Welcome To Cobden
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 48 School Near Delano
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hanover Bridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Le Sueur Theater
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome To Old Wadena
Green Lake Mounds
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
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
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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