In 1907, St. Paul businessman and inventor Oliver Crosby purchased twenty-eight acres of land on a...
Twin Cities Area
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Eight Days in May Protests
For many at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities campus, May 9, 1972 started out like any other...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Robbinsdale Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Townhomes
District #28 School in Ramsey
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Did you know that there was a veterans cemetery planned for the site of the 1862 battle of Birch...
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
William J Mayo was the older of the two Mayo brothers who, along with five partners, founded the...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Visiting Golden Gate
State Theater In Hutchinson
Green Lake Mounds
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Moving Old Hibbing
Exploring Sandstone
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Meyer School In St Augusta
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Ruins of Sawyer School
District 48 School Near Delano
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Endion Depot In Duluth
Historic Franconia
The Almelund Creamery
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Duluth Homestead Project
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Little Falls Depot
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lost Highway 61
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Bend in the River Regional Park
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Moderne New Ulm Library
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Finding The Past In Swatara
Red Wing Iron Works
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Historic Wasioja
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Little Marais Inn
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Church of the Holy Cross
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Le Sueur Theater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Welcome to Hanska
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

