Before Summit Avenue became a magnet for the state’s empire builders, St. Paul’s elite built their...
Twin Cities Area
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to an Opulent...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
It may have been luck that spared the Colonnade Hotel the same fate as so many other old downtown...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Women’s City Club In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Robbinsdale Library
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Landmark Center In St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Built in 1926, the New Ulm Company Service Station is the best remaining example in a series of...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Last fall I was able to cross a few stops in Duluth’s west end off of my to-do list. I wanted to...
Little Falls Depot
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Florence Town Hall
The Little Marais Inn
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Visiting Golden Gate
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Almelund Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Endion School In Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
District 48 School Near Delano
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Wasioja
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Old Wadena
Oxford Mill Ruin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
State Theater In Hutchinson
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Cobden
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Welcome to Hanska
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Lost Highway 61
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Milford Monument
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Le Sueur Theater
Hollywood Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Park In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Exploring Ottawa
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Endion Depot In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
District 6 School in New Sweden
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Hanover Bridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Old Brewery In Preston
Dead Good Walks
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chippewa City was a turn of the century settlement on the north shore of Lake Superior near Grand...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Roadtrips
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

