The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
William Hinkle came to Minneapolis in 1877 after graduating from Yale University. He established...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Saint Paul Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Townhomes
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Little Falls Depot
Construction started on the railroad depot in Little Falls in 1899. It was designed by Cass Gilbert...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Moving Old Hibbing
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Endion School In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Bend in the River Regional Park
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Hanover Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering Quadna Resort
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Wasioja
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Le Sueur Theater
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Welcome To Cobden
The Milford Monument
Finding The Past In Swatara
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Franconia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Endion Depot In Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
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...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
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
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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