Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Twin Cities Area
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St. Paul
The Aberdeen Hotel may not have been the first luxury apartment hotel in the Twin Cities, but it...
Robbinsdale Library
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wilder Public Baths
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Remembering Quadna Resort
When I arrived at the Quadna Resort, I felt like I’d stepped back in time. Although the lodge...
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
As construction workers were excavating a roadway along the eastern shore of Prairie Lake near...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Bend in the River Regional Park
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Cobden
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hanover Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Visiting Golden Gate
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Church of the Holy Cross
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The End of the Line in Currie
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Welcome To Old Wadena
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Moderne New Ulm Library
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
District 6 School in New Sweden
Oxford Mill Ruin
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Jordan Brewery Complex
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Red Wing Iron Works
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
District 48 School Near Delano
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The New Ulm Company Service Station
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
State Theater In Hutchinson
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Endion School In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Enter Marlon Brando
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Historic Wasioja
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Florence Town Hall
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Meyer School In St Augusta
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
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...
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
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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