World-renowned author F. Scott Fitzgerald was born in an apartment on the second floor of this...
Twin Cities Area
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Walker Art Center's Idea Houses I and II were the first fully-functional homes built by a...
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Swinford Apartments
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Saint Paul Hotel
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Robbinsdale Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Landmark Center In St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Swinford Townhomes
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Gates of Stonebridge
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
After a devastating forest fire obliterated the villages of Finlayson, Hinckley, Miller, Mission...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Red Wing Iron Works
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hanover Bridge
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Visiting Golden Gate
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Welcome To Cobden
Finding The Past In Swatara
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Florence Town Hall
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
District 48 School Near Delano
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
The Le Sueur Theater
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Oxford Mill Ruin
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Hollywood Town Hall
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Little Falls Depot
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Old School In Wolverton
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Old Brewery In Preston
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
State Theater In Hutchinson
Endion School In Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Moving Old Hibbing
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Ruins of Sawyer School
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bend in the River Regional Park
Exploring Sandstone
Historic Franconia
Jordan Brewery Complex
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Milford Monument
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
I visited the grounds of the Rochester State Hospital back in 2014. I knew the beautiful Kirkbride...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Golden Gate Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Eloise Butler’s interest in the natural world began when her aunt taught her how to identify the...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Building whaleback ships was an essential industry in Superior, Wisconsin, for more than a decade...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
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