The McKnight’s Park Avenue mansion was completed in 1892 for a total cost of nearly $36,000...
Twin Cities Area
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Swinford Apartments were built overlooking pretty Hawthorne Park in 1897. The four-story...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Landmark Center In St Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Saint Paul Hotel
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Eight Days in May Protests
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
A handful of families first settled in Lake Eunice Township around 1870. The following year, a...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Welcome To Cobden
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Oxford Mill Ruin
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Old School In Wolverton
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
Little Falls Depot
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The End of the Line in Currie
Moving Old Hibbing
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion School In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Visiting Golden Gate
Red Wing Iron Works
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Franconia
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Milford Monument
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Green Lake Mounds
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hollywood Town Hall
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bend in the River Regional Park
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hanover Bridge
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
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...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
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
The Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church in Wilton, North Dakota, was built in 1913. Church...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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