Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
♫ When the Weatherball is glowing red, warmer weather’s just ahead. When the Weatherball is...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
District #28 School in Ramsey
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Greater Minnesota
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
St Rose of Lima church was built in 1878. The church and its cemetery sit on over an acre of land...
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Several buildings were constructed on 30 acres of lakefront property in Two Harbors in the 1920s to...
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Visiting Golden Gate
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Exploring Ottawa
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Dotson
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering Quadna Resort
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Finding The Past In Swatara
Little Falls Depot
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Incline Railway
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome To Cobden
Enter Marlon Brando
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 6 School in New Sweden
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring Sandstone
District 48 School Near Delano
Hollywood Town Hall
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Old Brewery In Preston
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Little Marais Inn
Florence Town Hall
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lundring Service Station in Canby
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Old Wadena
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Historic Franconia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The End of the Line in Currie
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Milford Monument
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Old School In Wolverton
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
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...
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
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
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