The first branch library in the Minneapolis Public Library system was built in 1893-1894 and is one...
Twin Cities Area
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The first road through Anoka County was established in 1835 to aid those traveling between...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Rumors of copper riches hidden in the North Shore's streams and hillsides had excited the...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Visiting Golden Gate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Le Sueur Theater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring Ottawa
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hanover Bridge
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
Bend in the River Regional Park
Munger Terrace In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Ruins of Sawyer School
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Welcome to Hanska
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Enter Marlon Brando
The End of the Line in Currie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Florence Town Hall
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Red Wing Iron Works
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Little Falls Depot
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Meyer School In St Augusta
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Finding The Past In Swatara
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Old School In Wolverton
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
State Theater In Hutchinson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood Town Hall
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Jordan Brewery Complex
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
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...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
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