As the nineteenth century began to wind down, the residents of Minneapolis and St. Paul became...
Twin Cities Area
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Earlier this week I visited the Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College in Bloomington. The...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Swinford Apartments
The Gates of Stonebridge
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
District #28 School in Ramsey
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Saint Paul Hotel
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Swinford Townhomes
Greater Minnesota
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
The town of Hasty in central Minnesota began with the construction of a new Great Northern Railway...
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
The Chisago County State Bank was built in Center City in 1915. In August 1925, more than 60...
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Endion School In Duluth
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Green Lake Mounds
Welcome To Dotson
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
The End of the Line in Currie
Moderne New Ulm Library
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Randall Cooperative Creamery
District 48 School Near Delano
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Ruins of Sawyer School
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Oxford Mill Ruin
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Milford Monument
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Finding The Past In Swatara
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Meyer School In St Augusta
Hollywood Town Hall
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Remembering Quadna Resort
State Theater In Hutchinson
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
The Duluth Homestead Project
The Almelund Creamery
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Florence Town Hall
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Moving Old Hibbing
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Historic Wasioja
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Old Brewery In Preston
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Lost Highway 61
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Visiting Golden Gate
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Church of the Holy Cross
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Red Wing Iron Works
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Enter Marlon Brando
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Historic Franconia
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Little Falls Depot
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Bend in the River Regional Park
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
District 6 School in New Sweden
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Hanover Bridge
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Le Sueur Theater
The Old School In Wolverton
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Exploring Ottawa
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Little Marais Inn
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Dead Good Walks
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
About half of a mile away from the Toimi School is a quiet little cemetery nestled back in the...
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Chester Township Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Golden Gate Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Maple Hill Cemetery
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
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 Sally Ordway Irvine?
Sarah Prudence Ordway—known by her nickname, Sally—was born in 1910. She was the granddaughter of...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Roadtrips
Winter At The Lamar School
It’s clear that the schoolhouse in Lamar, WI is a place of pride for the community. It has become a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...

