Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Twin Cities Area
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Edwin H Hewitt was one of Minnesota’s most widely-known architects of the 20th century. Born in Red...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The childhood home of children’s book author and illustrator Wanda Gag was built in New Ulm...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Moving Old Hibbing
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Le Sueur Theater
Historic Franconia
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Red Wing Iron Works
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Endion Depot In Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Little Marais Inn
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Dotson
Florence Town Hall
Remembering Quadna Resort
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Old School In Wolverton
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lost Highway 61
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Exploring Ottawa
Enter Marlon Brando
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
Jordan Brewery Complex
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
District 48 School Near Delano
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...

