The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis was constructed between 1891 and 1893. It was...
Twin Cities Area
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Schmid Farmhouse is located on a hill above Lake Minnetonka. It was constructed in 1876 by...
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Robbinsdale Library
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Saint Paul Hotel
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
District #28 School in Ramsey
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The Gates of Stonebridge
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Landmark Center In St Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Have you ever wondered how Minnesota became known as the land of 10,000 lakes? Every Minnesotan...
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Oxford Mill was located on the bank of the Little Cannon River near Cannon Falls. When the mill...
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Welcome To Dotson
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Hollywood Town Hall
The Old School In Wolverton
Exploring Ottawa
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Welcome To Old Wadena
Florence Town Hall
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Red Wing Iron Works
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Exploring Sandstone
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
State Theater In Hutchinson
Ruins of Sawyer School
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Milford Monument
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Historic Wasioja
The Almelund Creamery
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Franconia
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Moving Old Hibbing
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bend in the River Regional Park
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The New Ulm Company Service Station
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
District 6 School in New Sweden
Hanover Bridge
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
District 48 School Near Delano
Jordan Brewery Complex
Enter Marlon Brando
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Finding The Past In Swatara
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Welcome to Hanska
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Church of the Holy Cross
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Visiting Golden Gate
Welcome To Cobden
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Le Sueur Theater
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Little Falls Depot
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Green Lake Mounds
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The End of the Line in Currie
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Little Marais Inn
The Duluth Homestead Project
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Meyer School In St Augusta
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lost Highway 61
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Remembering Quadna Resort
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
To say this place is picturesque is an understatement. The Valley Grove churches are located on top...
Chester Township Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan Company?
Elizabeth Quinlan is a name synonymous with the Young-Quinlan Department Store, a Minneapolis...
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Since 1980, the John Beargrease Sled Dog Marathon has attracted mushers from around the world...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
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...
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
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