James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
Twin Cities Area
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gates of Stonebridge
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wilder Public Baths
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
The End of the Line in Currie
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hollywood Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Florence Town Hall
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The New Ulm Company Service Station
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Park In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Franconia
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Milford Monument
Old Brewery In Preston
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Red Wing Iron Works
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Old School In Wolverton
Moving Old Hibbing
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Little Marais Inn
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...

