George H. Christian was a manager at the Washburn-Crosby Company in Minneapolis who worked out a...
Twin Cities Area
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
At the turn of the twentieth century, newspapers and magazines touted quack cures and healing cults...
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Swinford Apartments
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
District #28 School in Ramsey
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Robbinsdale Library
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Wilder Public Baths
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Eight Days in May Protests
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
A gale swept Lake Superior after extraordinary high pressure began to fall on November 27, 1905...
Florence Town Hall
Florence Town Hall is located along Highway 61 in Frontenac Station. The land to build the town...
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Wandering Around The Toimi School
The Church of the Holy Cross
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Oxford Mill Ruin
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Little Falls Depot
The Almelund Creamery
Exploring Ottawa
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Visiting Golden Gate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Exploring Sandstone
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Moderne New Ulm Library
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Endion Depot In Duluth
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The End of the Line in Currie
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Milford Monument
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
The Duluth Homestead Project
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Munger Terrace In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Welcome To Dotson
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Red Wing Iron Works
Lost Highway 61
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Historic Franconia
Welcome To Cobden
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Green Lake Mounds
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Moving Old Hibbing
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Historic Wasioja
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
District 48 School Near Delano
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Enter Marlon Brando
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
The Little Marais Inn
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Welcome to Hanska
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Meyer School In St Augusta
Old Brewery In Preston
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Hollywood Town Hall
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Bend in the River Regional Park
Finding The Past In Swatara
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
District 6 School in New Sweden
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Old School In Wolverton
Dead Good Walks
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
The only thing scary about Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan is the state of the oldest part of the...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Golden Gate Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Chester Township Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
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 Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Roadtrips
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Any other Caddie Woodlawn fans out there? This one is for you 🙂 The book Caddie Woodlawn was...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Welcome to Heaton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Winter At The Lamar School
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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
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
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