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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Swinford Townhomes were built overlooking Hawthorne Park in 1886. They were constructed in...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
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...
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moderne New Ulm Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The End of the Line in Currie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Old Wadena
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Dotson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Milford Monument
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome to Hanska
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Florence Town Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Meyer School In St Augusta
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Finding The Past In Swatara
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Visiting Golden Gate
Lost Highway 61
Enter Marlon Brando
Green Lake Mounds
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Moving Old Hibbing
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
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 Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township 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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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