Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Eight Days in May Protests
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Visiting Golden Gate
The Duluth Homestead Project
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood Town Hall
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Little Falls Depot
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
Hanover Bridge
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Moderne New Ulm Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Florence Town Hall
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
State Theater In Hutchinson
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering Quadna Resort
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Oxford Mill Ruin
The End of the Line in Currie
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Red Wing Iron Works
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Old Wadena
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Welcome to Heaton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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