In 1899, the Twin City Rapid Transit Company extended its reach of their streetcars to the...
Twin Cities Area
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
James J. Hill was the preeminent transportation pioneer in the American Northwest. He arrived in St...
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
The Swinford Apartments
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Robbinsdale Library
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
The Gates of Stonebridge
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Wilder Public Baths
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Landmark Center In St Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Frederick E. Murphy was known as the publisher and guiding spirit of the Minneapolis Tribune...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
This old stone chapel was built at the Sunrise Funeral Home and Cemetery in 1949. Located in...
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Old Brewery In Preston
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Le Sueur Theater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Old School In Wolverton
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Hanover Bridge
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Historic Wasioja
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Remembering Quadna Resort
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Lost Highway 61
The Milford Monument
District 6 School in New Sweden
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Florence Town Hall
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Exploring Sandstone
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Little Falls Depot
Visiting Golden Gate
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bend in the River Regional Park
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Little Marais Inn
Enter Marlon Brando
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Hollywood Town Hall
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Cobden
Red Wing Iron Works
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Historic Franconia
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Duluth Homestead Project
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Meyer School In St Augusta
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Welcome To Old Wadena
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Dotson
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Endion School In Duluth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Exploring Ottawa
The Almelund Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Welcome to Hanska
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
State Theater In Hutchinson
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Golden Gate Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital 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 Johan Hvoslef?
Johan Hvoslef was born in Norway in 1839. After graduating from the University of Norway, he came...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
This cute building was built in 1882 and was home to the Cushing Land Agency in St. Croix Falls...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Visiting The Old Warehouses In 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