The historic Turnblad mansion was built between 1904 and 1908 for Swan Turnblad, his wife...
Twin Cities Area
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Robbinsdale Library
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Saint Paul Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Swinford Apartments
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Wilder Public Baths
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Eight Days in May Protests
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Townhomes
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Greater Minnesota
Moving Old Hibbing
Imagine that you’re a recent immigrant to northern Minnesota just after the turn of the 20th...
The Almelund Creamery
The first cooperative creamery opened in Almelund in 1896 and quickly gained a reputation for...
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Exploring Ottawa
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Little Falls Depot
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Hanover Bridge
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Welcome to Hanska
Welcome To Dotson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Jordan Brewery Complex
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Exploring Sandstone
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
The Le Sueur Theater
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lost Highway 61
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
District 6 School in New Sweden
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Enter Marlon Brando
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Old School In Wolverton
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Green Lake Mounds
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome To Cobden
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Historic Wasioja
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Meyer School In St Augusta
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
District 48 School Near Delano
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Oxford Mill Ruin
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Remembering Quadna Resort
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Red Wing Iron Works
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Little Marais Inn
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
The Milford Monument
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Hollywood Town Hall
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Historic Franconia
Endion School In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Endion Depot In Duluth
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...
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...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Chippewa City Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The first library opened in Millbank, South Dakota, in 1882. It served the community so well that...
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Winter At The Lamar School
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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