George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Built between 1902 and 1904, this beautiful building on its shady lot served southeast Minneapolis...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Taylor House In Le Sueur
There are quite a few examples of the gorgeous Eastlake-style architecture in Minnesota, but this...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Early settler and local banker Edson Smith built this French Second Empire style home for his...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Green Lake Mounds
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Visiting Golden Gate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Ottawa
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Historic Franconia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Meyer School In St Augusta
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
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
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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