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
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Townhomes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Milford Monument
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bend in the River Regional Park
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Endion School In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moving Old Hibbing
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Little Falls Depot
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood Town Hall
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Wasioja
Hanover Bridge
Florence Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Exploring Sandstone
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome To Cobden
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Franconia
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Duluth Homestead Project
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Meyer School In St Augusta
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Old Brewery In Preston
Red Wing Iron Works
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate 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 Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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