On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis was founded in January 1897. The church...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Franconia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion Depot In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lost Highway 61
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Dotson
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Le Sueur Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Moderne New Ulm Library
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Cobden
Meyer School In St Augusta
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The End of the Line in Currie
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Historic Wasioja
The Milford Monument
Exploring Sandstone
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Almelund Creamery
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Hanover Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
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...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

