The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Twin Cities Area
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Charles G. Jackson immigrated to the U.S. and purchased the Anoka House, the oldest hotel in Anoka...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Swinford Apartments
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Swinford Townhomes
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Le Sueur Theater
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Green Lake Mounds
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lost Highway 61
District 48 School Near Delano
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Bend in the River Regional Park
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Cobden
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Old School In Wolverton
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Church of the Holy Cross
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Visiting Golden Gate
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Enter Marlon Brando
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Almelund Creamery
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion Depot In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
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