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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Beaver Bay is the oldest white settlement along the North Shore of Lake Superior. It was...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Old Brewery In Preston
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Finding The Past In Swatara
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Welcome To Dotson
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Franconia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
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
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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