The Martha G. Ripley Hospital for Women was a pioneering institution in the history of Minnesota...
Twin Cities Area
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
St. Paul has retained quite a few of its old, historic downtown buildings. So it’s hard for...
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Landmark Center In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Swinford Townhomes
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
District #28 School in Ramsey
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Robbinsdale Library
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Wilder Public Baths
The Swinford Apartments
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Greater Minnesota
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Bally Blacksmith Shop opened in 1911 when Sam Bally left his job at a sawmill to open his own...
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
In 1909, just eight years after this school was built in Sandstone, lightning struck. Sadly, the...
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Almelund Creamery
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Little Falls Depot
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Exploring Ottawa
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
The Duluth Homestead Project
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Sandstone
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Florence Town Hall
Old Brewery In Preston
State Theater In Hutchinson
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
District 6 School in New Sweden
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
The End of the Line in Currie
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Visiting Golden Gate
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Moving Old Hibbing
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Jordan Brewery Complex
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Historic Wasioja
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Enter Marlon Brando
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Meyer School In St Augusta
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Old School In Wolverton
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Finding The Past In Swatara
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Welcome to Hanska
Red Wing Iron Works
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
The Church of the Holy Cross
Welcome To Cobden
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
The Milford Monument
Ruins of Sawyer School
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
The Le Sueur Theater
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
District 48 School Near Delano
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Welcome To Old Wadena
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Green Lake Mounds
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Little Marais Inn
Hanover Bridge
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Hollywood Town Hall
Bend in the River Regional Park
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Historic Franconia
Moderne New Ulm Library
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Endion School In Duluth
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Welcome To Dotson
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Randall Cooperative Creamery
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Almond White and the Motley Castle
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Dead Good Walks
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
On the darkest night in St. Paul, the living and the dead would come together in Jackson Woods...
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Chester Township Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Laura Belle Baker was born in Chariton, Iowa on April 10, 1859. Her parents were liberal and civic...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Minneapolis held the title of the Flour Milling Capital of the World for decades, starting with the...
Winter At The Lamar School
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Welcome to Heaton
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Discovering Wisconsin Point
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
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