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Twin Cities Area
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Wilder Public Baths
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Robbinsdale Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
If you’ve been to the Mille Lacs area of Minnesota, there’s a good chance you’ve...
Moderne New Ulm Library
In 1936, a sleek, Moderne-style public library was built in New Ulm, Minnesota. The land for the...
District 48 School Near Delano
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Little Marais Inn
Visiting Golden Gate
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Almelund Creamery
Oxford Mill Ruin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Old Brewery In Preston
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hollywood Town Hall
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Franconia
The End of the Line in Currie
Florence Town Hall
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring Sandstone
The Old School In Wolverton
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Ottawa
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Red Wing Iron Works
Jordan Brewery Complex
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Meyer School In St Augusta
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Little Falls Depot
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Duluth Homestead Project
Endion Depot In Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Bend in the River Regional Park
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Ruins of Sawyer School
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Finding The Past In Swatara
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
A new dawn of mechanical advancement was brought to the forefront of American consciousness because...
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 Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
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