The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Green Lake Mounds
I love it when counties place markers at their historic sites! I always stop to see what little...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 48 School Near Delano
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hanover Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
The Almelund Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Little Marais Inn
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Church of the Holy Cross
The End of the Line in Currie
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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