Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Saint Paul Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Greater Minnesota
Red Wing Iron Works
Red Wing Iron Works was founded in 1866 by brothers Benjamin and Daniel Densmore. They found a...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Snake River Fur Post has reopened for the season. As I’ve mentioned a few times before...
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moderne New Ulm Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring Ottawa
Munger Terrace In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Endion School In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Old Wadena
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Little Falls Depot
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Almelund Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Ruins of Sawyer School
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Wasioja
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
District 6 School in New Sweden
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Remembering Quadna Resort
Endion Depot In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Sandstone
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Welcome To Dotson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The End of the Line in Currie
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Cobden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
District 48 School Near Delano
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...

