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
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Greater Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
I was lucky enough in 2020 to visit three really unique town halls. Each one was designed and built...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The End of the Line in Currie
Oxford Mill Ruin
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
District 6 School in New Sweden
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Jordan Brewery Complex
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Florence Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hanover Bridge
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Franconia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Green Lake Mounds
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lost Highway 61
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Old School In Wolverton
The Le Sueur Theater
The Almelund Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
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...
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 Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
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