World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Twin Cities Area
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Apartments
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Little Falls Depot
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Red Wing Iron Works
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
District 48 School Near Delano
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Visiting Golden Gate
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Wasioja
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Green Lake Mounds
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Moving Old Hibbing
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Old School In Wolverton
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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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