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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Apartments
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Eight Days in May Protests
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Greater Minnesota
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Church of the Holy Cross in Dundas is a Gothic-style church built in 1868. John S. Archibald of...
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Archibald mill is located on the banks of the Cannon River in Dundas. Brothers John S. and...
Little Falls Depot
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome to Hanska
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The New Ulm Company Service Station
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Old School In Wolverton
The End of the Line in Currie
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
District 6 School in New Sweden
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Green Lake Mounds
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Le Sueur Theater
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
State Theater In Hutchinson
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Remembering Quadna Resort
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Red Wing Iron Works
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Welcome To Dotson
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Visiting Golden Gate
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome To Cobden
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Endion School In Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Bend in the River Regional Park
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Little Marais Inn
Jordan Brewery Complex
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Oxford Mill Ruin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Enter Marlon Brando
Endion Depot In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Milford Monument
Historic Franconia
Lundring Service Station in Canby
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Welcome to Heaton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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