In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Wilder Public Baths
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Florence Town Hall
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Milford Monument
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Red Wing Iron Works
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Historic Franconia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Wasioja
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Little Marais Inn
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Hollywood Town Hall
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 48 School Near Delano
Endion School In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Ottawa
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
State Theater In Hutchinson
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Sandstone
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Welcome To Dotson
Old Brewery In Preston
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Hanover Bridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Lost Highway 61
The Church of the Holy Cross
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Oxford Mill Ruin
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Old School In Wolverton
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
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...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In 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