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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Wilder Public Baths
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Robbinsdale Library
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Greater Minnesota
Lost Highway 61
History buffs and curiosity seekers revel in finding a piece of the past. Stumbling across...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Old Brewery In Preston
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Remembering Quadna Resort
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
The Le Sueur Theater
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Old School In Wolverton
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Oxford Mill Ruin
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Dotson
Little Falls Depot
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
Hollywood Town Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Moving Old Hibbing
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
District 48 School Near Delano
The End of the Line in Currie
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
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...
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...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Punished Woman’s Lake
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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