For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Twin Cities Area
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Swinford Apartments
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Robbinsdale Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Travelers come upon the Stewart Creek stone-arch bridge in a bend of an unpaved section of Skyline...
Finding The Past In Swatara
Swatara, Minnesota, started out as a logging town when several logging companies moved into the...
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The End of the Line in Currie
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Little Falls Depot
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
Wandering Around The Toimi School
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Cobden
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Ottawa
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Visiting Golden Gate
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Franconia
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Milford Monument
Historic Wasioja
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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 don’t...

