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?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Germania Bank building is the only remaining brownstone “skyscraper” in St Paul. The eight...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Wilder Public Baths
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Eight Days in May Protests
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Apartments
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Greater Minnesota
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
In 1890, Ole Rosenthal and a friend were moving a cart across his property near the Minnesota River...
Old Brewery In Preston
The Preston Brewery sits at the base of a bluff along the Root River, a site known for its scenic...
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Lost Highway 61
Exploring Sandstone
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Exploring Ottawa
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
The End of the Line in Currie
Little Falls Depot
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Ruins of Sawyer School
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Little Marais Inn
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Milford Monument
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Hollywood Town Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome To Cobden
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Welcome To Dotson
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Visiting Golden Gate
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hanover Bridge
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
District 6 School in New Sweden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Old School In Wolverton
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Red Wing Iron Works
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Moving Old Hibbing
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Historic Franconia
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
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 Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The East Arcadia Roller Mill is located on the southern bank of Turton Creek near Arcadia...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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