As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Eight Days in May Protests
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State Hospital
In 1873, the State of Minnesota was looking for a way to house an increasingly problematic group of...
Welcome To Cobden
Cobden, Minnesota, was incorporated in 1905. The little railroad town included a bank, creamery...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Exploring Ottawa
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Little Marais Inn
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Jordan Brewery Complex
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
Welcome To Dotson
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Visiting Golden Gate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Moving Old Hibbing
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Brewery In Preston
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
State Theater In Hutchinson
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Red Wing Iron Works
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hanover Bridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Oxford Mill Ruin
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Moderne New Ulm Library
Historic Wasioja
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Duluth Homestead Project
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 48 School Near Delano
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Almond White and the Motley Castle
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome To Old Wadena
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The End of the Line in Currie
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Dead Good Walks
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...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Sometimes I stumble on something great as I drive from point A to point B, which is how I found one...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

