At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
Twin Cities Area
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
If you’ve been to Anoka, Minnesota, you might have seen this stone structure in the Rum River and...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Greater Minnesota
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
On June 24, 1882, at around 3:00 p.m., St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba Railroad Number 43 train...
District 48 School Near Delano
It really hurts to see this old schoolhouse so neglected 😟 The Franklin Township (Minnesota)...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Little Falls Depot
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Old Brewery In Preston
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Welcome To Old Wadena
Enter Marlon Brando
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Welcome To Cobden
Exploring Ottawa
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Park In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Church of the Holy Cross
Exploring Sandstone
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Jordan Brewery Complex
Visiting Golden Gate
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The End of the Line in Currie
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
Ruins of Sawyer School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Welcome to Hanska
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
Remembering Quadna Resort
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome To Dotson
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Endion School In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Milford Monument
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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 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...
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...

