Although Minneapolis’ overzealous wrecking ball has claimed many of the stately old mansions...
Twin Cities Area
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
One of my favorite buildings in downtown St Paul is the Jemne building. It’s dwarfed by the...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Swinford Townhomes
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Eight Days in May Protests
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
District #28 School in Ramsey
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
District 6 School in New Sweden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Historic Franconia
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The End of the Line in Currie
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Ruins of Sawyer School
Little Falls Depot
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Hollywood Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
The Old School In Wolverton
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Red Wing Iron Works
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Endion Depot In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lost Highway 61
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Meyer School In St Augusta
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Little Marais Inn
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Enter Marlon Brando
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Jordan Brewery Complex
Oxford Mill Ruin
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Endion School In Duluth
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Hanover Bridge
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Welcome To Cobden
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Almelund Creamery
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Welcome to Hanska
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
District 48 School Near Delano
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Ottawa
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Remembering Quadna Resort
Green Lake Mounds
Moving Old Hibbing
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Historic Wasioja
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
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...
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
The Old Settlers Cemetery in Hovland, Minnesota, is the final resting place of generations of...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
A Stop At Frontenac 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 Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Carnegie Library In Watertown
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Article Archive
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
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Carnegie Library In Watertown