Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Twin Cities Area
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Robbinsdale Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Welcome to Hanska
Hanska was supposed to be a quick stop on my way from Mankato to Sleepy Eye. I planned to get a few...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Little Marais Inn
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Meyer School In St Augusta
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Sandstone
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Little Falls Depot
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Moving Old Hibbing
Welcome To Old Wadena
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion School In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hanover Bridge
Historic Franconia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Enter Marlon Brando
Welcome To Cobden
Hollywood Town Hall
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lost Highway 61
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Milford Monument
Red Wing Iron Works
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Old School In Wolverton
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Dead Good Walks
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
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