This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Landmark Center In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Vermont-native Almond A. White came to Minnesota after the Civil War and settled in Brainerd for a...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hollywood Town Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome to Hanska
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Red Wing Iron Works
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Little Marais Inn
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Ruins of Sawyer School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Franconia
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Endion School In Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Exploring Ottawa
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lost Highway 61
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Church of the Holy Cross
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moving Old Hibbing
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Florence Town Hall
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
Moderne New Ulm Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Old School In Wolverton
Dead Good Walks
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
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...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
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