The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
Twin Cities Area
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lincoln Park is 37 acres of space along Miller Creek in Duluth’s west end. Today, the park includes...
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
After 120 years, the mystery of what happened to Clara Ober between the evening of July 29th, 1895...
Ruins of Sawyer School
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Enter Marlon Brando
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
District 6 School in New Sweden
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Cobden
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 48 School Near Delano
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The End of the Line in Currie
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Little Falls Depot
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lost Highway 61
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Green Lake Mounds
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Almelund Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Le Sueur Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Wasioja
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hanover Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Old Brewery In Preston
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering Quadna Resort
Exploring Ottawa
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Florence Town Hall
The Church of the Holy Cross
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Oxford Mill Ruin
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Who the heck was...
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 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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...

