The first pavilion was built on the shore of Lake Como in St. Paul in 1894. The wooden pavilion was...
Twin Cities Area
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
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...
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Swinford Apartments
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Swinford Townhomes
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Robbinsdale Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
District #28 School in Ramsey
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
In 1929, the Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge was established in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Membership...
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Donald and Carrie Balfour house in Rochester, Minnesota, is a lovely example of how an Arts and...
Moving Old Hibbing
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Welcome to Hanska
Florence Town Hall
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Red Wing Iron Works
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Enter Marlon Brando
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Milford Monument
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Welcome To Dotson
Hanover Bridge
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Hollywood Town Hall
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Welcome To Cobden
Little Falls Depot
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Historic Wasioja
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Meyer School In St Augusta
Exploring Ottawa
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
The Church of the Holy Cross
Remembering Quadna Resort
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Oxford Mill Ruin
Moderne New Ulm Library
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Franconia
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Almelund Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Little Marais Inn
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Endion School In Duluth
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Munger Terrace In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Finding The Past In Swatara
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
District 6 School in New Sweden
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Le Sueur Theater
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Old School In Wolverton
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Jordan Brewery Complex
The End of the Line in Currie
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Sandstone
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lost Highway 61
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Dead Good Walks
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
The Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery near Green Isle, Minnesota, is the final resting place of...
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...
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chester Township Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Watts Free Libary in Leonard, North Dakota, represents small community libraries built from...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Winter At The Lamar School
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Welcome to Heaton
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