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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Pine Tree Lumber Company was established in Little Falls in 1890. Located on the banks of the...
Hollywood Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring Ottawa
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Meyer School In St Augusta
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Bend in the River Regional Park
Jordan Brewery Complex
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The End of the Line in Currie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Wasioja
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Little Marais Inn
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Florence Town Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Le Sueur Theater
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
Welcome To Old Wadena
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Remembering Quadna Resort
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Cobden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Church of the Holy Cross
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
The Milford Monument
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lincoln Park In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome to Hanska
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
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 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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Punished Woman’s Lake
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
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