As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Wilder Public Baths
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A library was first established in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1897. A group of citizens banded...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Most of us wouldn’t consider a 13,000 square foot mansion situated on a six-acre wooded lot with...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Ottawa
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Endion Depot In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Lost Highway 61
Oxford Mill Ruin
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome To Cobden
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome to Hanska
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Welcome To Old Wadena
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Brewery In Preston
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Church of the Holy Cross
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Welcome To Dotson
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Little Marais Inn
District 48 School Near Delano
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Finding The Past In Swatara
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Bend in the River Regional Park
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moderne New Ulm Library
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Moving Old Hibbing
The Le Sueur Theater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
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 Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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