University Grove is an eclectic jumble of 20th-century homes situated on tree-lined streets in a...
Twin Cities Area
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
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 William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Townhomes
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Freemasons organized a lodge in Clearwater, Minnesota in 1858 that became known as Masonic...
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Around the turn of the twentieth century, Nicollet County had eight rural crossroads hamlets. While...
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Little Falls Depot
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Taylor House In Le Sueur
District 48 School Near Delano
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Historic Franconia
Endion Depot In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Finding The Past In Swatara
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Green Lake Mounds
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Old Brewery In Preston
The Duluth Homestead Project
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Remembering Quadna Resort
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Enter Marlon Brando
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Welcome to Hanska
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Old School In Wolverton
Visiting Golden Gate
Meyer School In St Augusta
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Moderne New Ulm Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Sandstone
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Ruins of Sawyer School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Daniel Piper House in Medford
District 6 School in New Sweden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Oxford Mill Ruin
Welcome To Old Wadena
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Dotson
The Little Marais Inn
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lost Highway 61
Historic Wasioja
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The End of the Line in Currie
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Jordan Brewery Complex
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
The Milford Monument
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Amidst the tranquil beauty of the Wisconsin countryside, the weathered gravestones of the Garden...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
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