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
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Greater Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
District 6 School in New Sweden
Lundring Service Station in Canby
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring Sandstone
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Milford Monument
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Cobden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Little Falls Depot
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Old Wadena
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Old School In Wolverton
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Munger Terrace In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Little Marais Inn
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Almelund Creamery
Moving Old Hibbing
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Brewery In Preston
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Endion School In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lost Highway 61
Moderne New Ulm Library
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
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