Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Historic Franconia
Franconia was organized in October 1858, just eight months after Ansell Smith recorded the first...
The Old School In Wolverton
When Miller’s Station was established in 1878, the small trading post town was a steamboat stop...
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lost Highway 61
Bend in the River Regional Park
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Almelund Creamery
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Duluth Homestead Project
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Old Wadena
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Green Lake Mounds
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Little Marais Inn
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood Town Hall
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome to Hanska
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Enter Marlon Brando
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Wasioja
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...
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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