The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s Guardians of Health
The Washburn water tower sits on a hill in the heart of the Washburn Park (commonly known as...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Two Island Project In the fall of 1953, the peaceful quiet of the north shore just south of...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The End of the Line in Currie
Moving Old Hibbing
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Florence Town Hall
Welcome To Dotson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Wasioja
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Green Lake Mounds
The Le Sueur Theater
Little Falls Depot
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Cobden
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Old Brewery In Preston
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hanover Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Little Marais Inn
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Hollywood Town Hall
Endion School In Duluth
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome to Hanska
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Jordan Brewery Complex
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Almelund Creamery
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Ruins of Sawyer School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
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Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
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Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
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 Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
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