George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Eight Days in May Protests
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Welcome To Cobden
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The End of the Line in Currie
Old Brewery In Preston
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Red Wing Iron Works
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Green Lake Mounds
Enter Marlon Brando
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hollywood Town Hall
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Exploring Ottawa
Historic Franconia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Visiting Golden Gate
Endion School In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Welcome to Hanska
The Almelund Creamery
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Little Marais Inn
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Florence Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Bend in the River Regional Park
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Welcome To Dotson
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Meyer School In St Augusta
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
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...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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