The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
On March 22, 1836, Charlotte Ouisconsin Clark married Lieutenant Horatio Phillips Van Cleve a few...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lincoln Avenue, located on the east side of St. Cloud, became part of the Jefferson Highway system...
The Almelund Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Ottawa
State Theater In Hutchinson
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Old Brewery In Preston
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Bend in the River Regional Park
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
District 6 School in New Sweden
Little Falls Depot
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Milford Monument
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Duluth Homestead Project
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Red Wing Iron Works
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moving Old Hibbing
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Franconia
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
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
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...

