On Thursday, December 9, 1937, the badly burned body of Ruth Margaret Munson was found in the...
Twin Cities Area
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Apartments
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Saint Paul Hotel
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Greater Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The charming town of Winona, Minnesota, once played host to an extraordinary tale in the world of...
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Park Terrace was an opulent building of Victorian townhouses located on a steep hill just off of...
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Remembering Quadna Resort
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Hanover Bridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Florence Town Hall
Finding The Past In Swatara
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lost Highway 61
The Le Sueur Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hollywood Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Cobden
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Old School In Wolverton
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Wasioja
Exploring Ottawa
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Little Falls Depot
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Green Lake Mounds
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Meyer School In St Augusta
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Enter Marlon Brando
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Brewery In Preston
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Moving Old Hibbing
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Historic Franconia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Church of the Holy Cross
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Welcome To Dotson
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
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...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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