If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
In March 1963, the Twin Cities were rocked by a shocking and brutal crime – the murder of Carol...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Hollywood Town Hall
The Carver County District Number 76 School was built in 1906 and opened for classes in the fall of...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lost Highway 61
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Little Marais Inn
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Finding The Past In Swatara
Exploring Ottawa
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Old Wadena
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Endion School In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion Depot In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
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...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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