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Twin Cities Area
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Wilder Public Baths
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
District #28 School in Ramsey
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Eight Days in May Protests
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Greater Minnesota
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Churchill Methodist Church is located in present-day Brookfield Township, Minnesota. The...
The Milford Monument
This monument was created in memory of the 53 women, men, and children that were killed in Milford...
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Franconia
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Green Lake Mounds
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Endion Depot In Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome to Hanska
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Old School In Wolverton
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Finding The Past In Swatara
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Daniel Piper House in Medford
State Theater In Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lost Highway 61
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Le Sueur Theater
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Red Wing Iron Works
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bend in the River Regional Park
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Visiting Golden Gate
Exploring Ottawa
The Little Marais Inn
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Wasioja
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Enter Marlon Brando
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Duluth Homestead Project
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
District 6 School in New Sweden
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Chester Township Cemetery
For some reason, I always seem to come across pretty rural cemeteries on the hottest days. I was on...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central 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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Dr. Timothy O’Brien was a country doctor and pioneer surgeon who slowly moved west from Ontario...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Welcome to Heaton
Punished Woman’s Lake
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
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
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
Old Brewery In Preston