Minneapolis’ most prominent citizens were shocked when they learned that the Minnesota State Fair...
Twin Cities Area
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Built in 1913, the Charles and Grace Parker House was designed by the nationally-prominent Prairie...
The Swinford Apartments
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Saint Paul Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Swinford Townhomes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Robbinsdale Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Greater Minnesota
Randall Cooperative Creamery
It isn’t clear when this brick creamery was built in Randall--one source says 1916 and another...
Welcome To Old Wadena
The townsite now known as Old Wadena was located on the Crow Wing River between the mouths of the...
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Old School In Wolverton
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Moderne New Ulm Library
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Hollywood Town Hall
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Remembering Quadna Resort
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Exploring Ottawa
Exploring Sandstone
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Enter Marlon Brando
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Little Falls Depot
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lost Highway 61
District 6 School in New Sweden
The Milford Monument
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Welcome To Dotson
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Historic Franconia
Meyer School In St Augusta
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Florence Town Hall
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
District 48 School Near Delano
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Le Sueur Theater
Green Lake Mounds
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Cobden
The Church of the Holy Cross
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
The End of the Line in Currie
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Bend in the River Regional Park
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Endion Depot In Duluth
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Little Marais Inn
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Ruins of Sawyer School
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Historic Wasioja
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Visiting Golden Gate
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
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 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 Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Welcome to Heaton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
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