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
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Eight Days in May Protests
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Greater Minnesota
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Little Falls Depot
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome to Hanska
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Red Wing Iron Works
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Almelund Creamery
Ruins of Sawyer School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Dotson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Enter Marlon Brando
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Hanover Bridge
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Visiting Golden Gate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Church of the Holy Cross
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Brewery In Preston
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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