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