As the population of St. Paul grew, people began moving out of the city's core and into quieter...
Twin Cities Area
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Today, The Blaisdell is a wedding and event venue with cozy places to gather with your nearest and...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Landmark Center In St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
District #28 School in Ramsey
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Sometimes there isn’t much to look at when I’m out exploring and driving from place to...
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Washington County District No. 2 was formed in 1857 for the growing number of children moving into...
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Wasioja
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Meyer School In St Augusta
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Visiting Golden Gate
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lundring Service Station in Canby
District 48 School Near Delano
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Little Marais Inn
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Red Wing Iron Works
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Almelund Creamery
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
State Theater In Hutchinson
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Cobden
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Endion Depot In Duluth
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Welcome To Old Wadena
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hanover Bridge
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Ruins of Sawyer School
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Historic Franconia
Hollywood Town Hall
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Welcome to Hanska
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Lost Highway 61
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Le Sueur Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Dead Good Walks
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
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Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
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Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
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...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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