At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Wilder Public Baths
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
John Grant Lund was a feisty showman and self-made millionaire known locally as the real estate...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Dotson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Hollywood Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moving Old Hibbing
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Meyer School In St Augusta
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Sandstone
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Ruins of Sawyer School
Enter Marlon Brando
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Lost Highway 61
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Old School In Wolverton
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Le Sueur Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Cobden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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