As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Lustron homes along Nicollet Avenue near 50th Street S in Minneapolis are among nearly 2,500 of...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agathaโs Conservatory of Music and Art
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Womanโs Club of Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Parkโs Glass Castles
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
The End of the Line in Currie
In 1899, the Des Moines Valley Railway Company began work on a plan to extend their rail line in...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluthโs west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Moving Old Hibbing
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Almelund Creamery
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swensonโs General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Joseph R. Brownโs Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Ottawa
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Milford Monument
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Endion School In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Finding The Past In Swatara
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindstrรถm
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his motherโs death in 1905...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who donโt...

