University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Landmark Center In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Ottawa
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Enter Marlon Brando
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Hollywood Town Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Little Falls Depot
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Meyer School In St Augusta
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Red Wing Iron Works
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Finding The Past In Swatara
Green Lake Mounds
State Theater In Hutchinson
Bend in the River Regional Park
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Dotson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring Sandstone
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Milford Monument
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Little Marais Inn
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
The Le Sueur Theater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Old School In Wolverton
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Almond White and the Motley Castle
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moving Old Hibbing
The End of the Line in Currie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome to Hanska
Moderne New Ulm Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Historic Wasioja
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
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