On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Hollywood Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Duluth Homestead Project
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Oxford Mill Ruin
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Church of the Holy Cross
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Milford Monument
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jordan Brewery Complex
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Ruins of Sawyer School
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Red Wing Iron Works
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown