The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Swinford Townhomes
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Robbinsdale Library
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Gates of Stonebridge
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Greater Minnesota
Hanover Bridge
Hanover Bridge was constructed by the Morse Bridge Company of Youngstown, Ohio in 1885. The single...
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
I’m sure we’ve all made typos that made us cringe once we noticed them. But most of our...
Historic Wasioja
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Le Sueur Theater
District 48 School Near Delano
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Munger Terrace In Duluth
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Exploring Sandstone
Green Lake Mounds
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Taylor House In Le Sueur
The Duluth Homestead Project
Remembering Quadna Resort
Meyer School In St Augusta
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Florence Town Hall
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Endion School In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Little Falls Depot
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Moving Old Hibbing
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
State Theater In Hutchinson
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Red Wing Iron Works
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Welcome to Hanska
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Finding The Past In Swatara
Historic Franconia
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lost Highway 61
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Milford Monument
The Old School In Wolverton
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Endion Depot In Duluth
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Hollywood Town Hall
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Almelund Creamery
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Church of the Holy Cross
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Little Marais Inn
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Moderne New Ulm Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Welcome To Dotson
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Old Wadena
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chester Township Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
“Once upon a time, sixty years ago, a little girl lived in the big woods of Wisconsin, in a little...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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