The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Harry A. Subilia was an Italian immigrant who opened the first distillery in New Ulm, Minnesota. He...
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Not much has changed at this house in Duluth. It looks pretty much the same as it did when it was...
Red Wing Iron Works
Little Falls Depot
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Visiting Golden Gate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Florence Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Wandering Around The Toimi School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Almond White and the Motley Castle
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
District 6 School in New Sweden
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bend in the River Regional Park
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Duluth Homestead Project
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Welcome To Dotson
Hollywood Town Hall
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The End of the Line in Currie
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Sandstone
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Milford Monument
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Lost Highway 61
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moving Old Hibbing
Hanover Bridge
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Lundring Service Station in Canby
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Enter Marlon Brando
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Randall Cooperative Creamery
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
I found one of my new favorite places in 2020 while enjoying time outside while social distancing...

