All of Theodore and Louise Hamm’s children stayed close to their family home and business. Most...
Twin Cities Area
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of Food
Betty Crocker was born in a boardroom of The Washburn-Crosby Company of Minneapolis in 1921. A...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Robbinsdale Library
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Swinford Townhomes
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Eight Days in May Protests
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
State Theater In Hutchinson
The State Theater in Hutchinson, Minnesota, opened its doors on December 28, 1937. Customers paid...
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
District 6 School in New Sweden
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Milford Monument
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Exploring Sandstone
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Enter Marlon Brando
Florence Town Hall
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The Duluth Homestead Project
Hollywood Town Hall
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Remembering Quadna Resort
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The End of the Line in Currie
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Dotson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Little Marais Inn
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Daniel Piper House in Medford
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Welcome To Cobden
Bend in the River Regional Park
Moderne New Ulm Library
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Ruins of Sawyer School
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Welcome to Hanska
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Endion School In Duluth
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The Old School In Wolverton
Green Lake Mounds
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Lost Highway 61
Moving Old Hibbing
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hanover Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Historic Franconia
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Little Falls Depot
Oxford Mill Ruin
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Almelund Creamery
The New Ulm Company Service Station
District 48 School Near Delano
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Red Wing Iron Works
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Historic Wasioja
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Finding The Past In Swatara
Dead Good Walks
Maple Hill Cemetery
Dedicated in 1857, the rolling slopes of Maple Hill became the final resting place of early...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chippewa City Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Who the heck was...
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?
Veda Ponikvar was born in Chisholm in 1919 to Slovenian immigrants who worked in the mines that...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Roadtrips
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Winter At The Lamar School
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Libraries Of 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