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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Almelund Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 6 School in New Sweden
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Remembering Quadna Resort
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moving Old Hibbing
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hollywood Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
State Theater In Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Meyer School In St Augusta
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hanover Bridge
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The End of the Line in Currie
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Cobden
Green Lake Mounds
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Endion School In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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