Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Robbinsdale Library
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Exploring Ottawa
The Old School In Wolverton
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome to Hanska
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hanover Bridge
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Little Falls Depot
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Le Sueur Theater
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bend in the River Regional Park
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Duluth Homestead Project
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Enter Marlon Brando
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Jordan Brewery Complex
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Green Lake Mounds
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Exploring Sandstone
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moving Old Hibbing
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
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Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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...
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Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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