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
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Calling all St Paul history buffs! I have spent way too long researching this little piece of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Apartments
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
District #28 School in Ramsey
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Townhomes
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Welcome to Hanska
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Franconia
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Jordan Brewery Complex
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Park In Duluth
District 48 School Near Delano
Meyer School In St Augusta
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Endion Depot In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Church of the Holy Cross
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Moderne New Ulm Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Endion School In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Historic Wasioja
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Little Marais Inn
Ruins of Sawyer School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Ottawa
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Punished Woman’s Lake
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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