In 1944, a group of talented athletes took the field at Nicollet Park in Minneapolis to wild...
Twin Cities Area
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Milford Monument
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Cobden
Moderne New Ulm Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Florence Town Hall
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Little Falls Depot
The Little Marais Inn
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Moving Old Hibbing
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Historic Wasioja
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The End of the Line in Currie
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome to Hanska
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Almelund Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hanover Bridge
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering Quadna Resort
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
State Theater In Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Ottawa
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 48 School Near Delano
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Finding The Past In Swatara
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown