The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wilder Public Baths
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Scottish immigrant James G Craigie settled in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, along with his wife...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Visiting Golden Gate
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Florence Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Remembering Quadna Resort
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Almelund Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Wasioja
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The End of the Line in Currie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome to Hanska
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Cobden
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
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
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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