In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Horatio Alden Smith made the bulk of his fortune as the co-owner of the Smith and Wyman Sash and...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Townhomes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ok, stick with me here. Can you remember how your elementary school smelled? I can. Vividly. A hint...
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Munger Terrace has been a landmark in Duluth’s Central Hillside neighborhood since the building was...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Florence Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Daniel Piper House in Medford
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Oxford Mill Ruin
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Endion Depot In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Enter Marlon Brando
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Exploring Ottawa
Bend in the River Regional Park
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
District 48 School Near Delano
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Wasioja
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
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