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
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
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...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Happy accidents. That’s sometimes how I find some of my favorite places to share with you. I...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 6 School in New Sweden
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Moving Old Hibbing
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Almelund Creamery
The Little Marais Inn
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Ottawa
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Jordan Brewery Complex
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Florence Town Hall
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
The End of the Line in Currie
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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