The house at 193 N Mackubin in Saint Paul, Minnesota, was built in 1882. This Second Empire-style...
Twin Cities Area
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Eight Days in May Protests
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Gates of Stonebridge
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Greater Minnesota
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
The Little Marais Inn
The completion of Highway 61 along the North Shore in the 1920s allowed vacationers to travel all...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Moving Old Hibbing
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Ottawa
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Franconia
Enter Marlon Brando
District 48 School Near Delano
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Oxford Mill Ruin
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Little Falls Depot
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Almelund Creamery
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Milford Monument
Lost Highway 61
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Red Wing Iron Works
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Old Brewery In Preston
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Le Sueur Theater
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Old School In Wolverton
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hollywood Town Hall
State Theater In Hutchinson
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Remembering Quadna Resort
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
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...
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...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
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
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