George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Lowry Hotel opened in 1927 and was 12 floors of pure glamour. An addition was made in 1930 to...
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Landmark Center In St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Ruins of Sawyer School
This abandoned school has been on my to-do list for quite a while, and I finally made it there in...
Exploring Ottawa
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Lost Highway 61
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Almelund Creamery
Remembering Quadna Resort
Welcome To Cobden
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Exploring Sandstone
Visiting Golden Gate
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hanover Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
Bend in the River Regional Park
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Red Wing Iron Works
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Florence Town Hall
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Little Falls Depot
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Green Lake Mounds
District 48 School Near Delano
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Church of the Holy Cross
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Welcome To Dotson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Oxford Mill Ruin
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moving Old Hibbing
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Wasioja
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood Town Hall
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
District 6 School in New Sweden
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Le Sueur Theater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Milford Monument
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Endion Depot In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Dead Good Walks
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Maple Hill Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roadtrips
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

