As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Endion School In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Old Brewery In Preston
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Little Falls Depot
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Sandstone
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Almelund Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Old Wadena
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Taylor House In Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

