Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
You may remember the name Fridley because you've passed through the northern suburb of Minneapolis...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The George and Charlotte Crosby house is located just a few blocks east of downtown Duluth...
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Endion Depot in Duluth, Minnesota, was moved to Canal Park in 1986 to make way for the...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Ruins of Sawyer School
The End of the Line in Currie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Green Lake Mounds
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Welcome To Dotson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Visiting Golden Gate
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Wasioja
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Finding The Past In Swatara
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
The Milford Monument
The Church of the Holy Cross
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Welcome to Hanska
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion School In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Le Sueur Theater
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Hanover Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Dead Good Walks
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...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
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 Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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