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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Eight Days in May Protests
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Sandstone
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
The Almelund Creamery
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Le Sueur Theater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Exploring Ottawa
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Enter Marlon Brando
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Ruins of Sawyer School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Old Wadena
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Moving Old Hibbing
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hanover Bridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hollywood Town Hall
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
District 48 School Near Delano
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Church of the Holy Cross
Endion School In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Red Wing Iron Works
The Little Marais Inn
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Remembering Quadna Resort
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Old Brewery In Preston
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

