If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Minneapolis has many beautiful homes, but the Gale mansion is easily one of my top three. I love...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bend in the River Regional Park
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome To Old Wadena
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Sandstone
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
The Almelund Creamery
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Wasioja
Red Wing Iron Works
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Endion School In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Ottawa
Dead Good Walks
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...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial 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