The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
Twin Cities Area
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of Minneapolis
In an age before women had the right to vote, Elizabeth C. Quinlan was a natural entrepreneur who...
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
Robbinsdale Library
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Duluth Homestead Project, also known as the Jackson Project, began under the United States...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
In 1872, Joseph Schmucker took over operation of Friton Brewery, which was the first brewery to...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Little Marais Inn
Lundring Service Station in Canby
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Green Lake Mounds
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Sandstone
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Remembering Quadna Resort
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Finding The Past In Swatara
Enter Marlon Brando
The Le Sueur Theater
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Bend in the River Regional Park
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Franconia
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Moving Old Hibbing
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Moderne New Ulm Library
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Red Wing Iron Works
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Endion Depot In Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Meyer School In St Augusta
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Ruins of Sawyer School
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Welcome To Dotson
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Hanover Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Oxford Mill Ruin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Visiting Golden Gate
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Little Falls Depot
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Milford Monument
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Burials at the cemetery in Frontenac date from the mid-1860s and include some of the town’s...
Chester Township Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Roy Wilkins was born on August 30, 1901, in St. Louis, MO. After his mother’s death in 1905...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
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...
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
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