Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Located in Robbinsdale, the international-style Terrace Theatre opened on May 23, 1951. At the...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Townhomes
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Greater Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
I saw this pretty old farmhouse streak by my window as I was driving on I-35 and knew right away...
Historic Wasioja
Wasioja, Minnesota, was a thriving community in the 1850s and 1860s. The village was settled in...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Almelund Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Endion Depot In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The End of the Line in Currie
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Milford Monument
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Exploring Ottawa
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hollywood Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion School In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
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...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
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