If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
Twin Cities Area
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Wilder Public Baths
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Robbinsdale Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
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...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Lincoln Branch of the Duluth Public Library opened in 1917 thanks to $30,000 from Andrew...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Moving Old Hibbing
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Enter Marlon Brando
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jordan Brewery Complex
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hanover Bridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Historic Franconia
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Little Marais Inn
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Almelund Creamery
Hollywood Town Hall
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
The Old School In Wolverton
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Florence Town Hall
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Remembering Quadna Resort
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Church of the Holy Cross
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Welcome to Hanska
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lost Highway 61
Visiting Golden Gate
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Dotson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

