Charles Harrington arrived in Rochester in 1871 to work for the railroad. It didn’t take long for...
Twin Cities Area
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
At the turn of the 20th century, urban amusement parks were a popular form of communal...
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Swinford Apartments
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Robbinsdale Library
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Swinford Townhomes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Greater Minnesota
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Welcome to one of the most awe-inspiring buildings in Minnesota. It’s big. It’s...
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Settled in 1854 by Pennsylvania native Benjamin Spencer, Spencer Brook was one of the first...
Green Lake Mounds
Jordan Brewery Complex
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Old Brewery In Preston
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
District 48 School Near Delano
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Exploring Ottawa
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Lost Highway 61
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion Depot In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
District 6 School in New Sweden
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Old School In Wolverton
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Dotson
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Hollywood Town Hall
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
The Church of the Holy Cross
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
State Theater In Hutchinson
Visiting Golden Gate
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Le Sueur Theater
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Endion School In Duluth
Florence Town Hall
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
The Almelund Creamery
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The Duluth Homestead Project
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Bend in the River Regional Park
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Milford Monument
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Remembering Quadna Resort
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Welcome to Hanska
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Moving Old Hibbing
Enter Marlon Brando
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Oxford Mill Ruin
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Hanover Bridge
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Historic Franconia
The Little Marais Inn
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Meyer School In St Augusta
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Welcome To Old Wadena
Red Wing Iron Works
Historic Wasioja
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Exploring Sandstone
Dead Good Walks
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
The Woodlawn Cemetery is located at the end of aptly named Cemetery Road in Douglas County. Don’t...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Golden Gate Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Maple Hill Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Chester Township Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Who the heck was...
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 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 Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The first public library was established in Watertown, South Dakota 1899. Like many other growing...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Welcome to Heaton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
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