In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Greater Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ness Congregation was originally organized as the Norwegian Evangelical St. Johannes...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery is located at the foot of a bluff on the banks of the Root River. Brewing...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Ruins of Sawyer School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Little Falls Depot
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Green Lake Mounds
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Historic Franconia
Exploring Ottawa
Moderne New Ulm Library
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Bend in the River Regional Park
State Theater In Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Almelund Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Jordan Brewery Complex
Welcome to Hanska
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Historic Wasioja
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Old School In Wolverton
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Exploring Sandstone
Oxford Mill Ruin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moving Old Hibbing
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Milford Monument
The Little Marais Inn
The Le Sueur Theater
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Visiting Golden Gate
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hanover Bridge
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Remembering Quadna Resort
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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
