At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
By the end of the 19th century, dairy was quickly out-pacing wheat as the top agricultural...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Franconia
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Florence Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Cobden
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Little Falls Depot
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lost Highway 61
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jordan Brewery Complex
Moderne New Ulm Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
The End of the Line in Currie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Oxford Mill Ruin
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome to Hanska
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Old Brewery In Preston
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Sandstone
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 48 School Near Delano
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Enter Marlon Brando
Red Wing Iron Works
Green Lake Mounds
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Old School In Wolverton
Endion School In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Milford Monument
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wandering Around The Toimi School
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Welcome To Dotson
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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...
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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