On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Twin Cities Area
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Cobden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Brewery In Preston
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Milford Monument
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Almelund Creamery
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Franconia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hanover Bridge
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
State Theater In Hutchinson
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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