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Twin Cities Area
Wilder Public Baths
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Construction on the Hamm Building in downtown St Paul began in 1915 and was completed in 1920. The...
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
The Gates of Stonebridge
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
The Saint Paul Hotel
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
The Eight Days in May Protests
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
District #28 School in Ramsey
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Swinford Apartments
Robbinsdale Library
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
The New Englanders who settled in the St Croix Valley were drawn there because of the thick, wild...
The Le Sueur Theater
The Le Sueur Theater on Main Street in Le Sueur, Minnesota, opened in 1884. The building was...
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Green Lake Mounds
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Church of the Holy Cross
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Jordan Brewery Complex
The Milford Monument
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
The End of the Line in Currie
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
State Theater In Hutchinson
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Old Brewery In Preston
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Welcome To Cobden
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Welcome To Dotson
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
District 6 School in New Sweden
Florence Town Hall
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Bend in the River Regional Park
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Munger Terrace In Duluth
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Old School In Wolverton
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Remembering Quadna Resort
Moving Old Hibbing
Moderne New Ulm Library
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
The Duluth Homestead Project
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
The Almelund Creamery
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Enter Marlon Brando
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Exploring Ottawa
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
Hanover Bridge
Finding The Past In Swatara
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Endion Depot In Duluth
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Exploring Sandstone
Welcome To Old Wadena
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Lost Highway 61
Wandering Around The Toimi School
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Endion School In Duluth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Historic Wasioja
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Hollywood Town Hall
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Red Wing Iron Works
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Little Falls Depot
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Ruins of Sawyer School
Historic Franconia
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
District 48 School Near Delano
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
The Little Marais Inn
Duluth’s Incline Railway
Meyer School In St Augusta
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Dead Good Walks
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
The first group of settlers in this section of Brown County was made up of eastern Yankees. Iberia...
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...
Chester Township Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Golden Gate Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Maple Hill Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Chippewa City Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Edith Robbins was the eldest daughter of Robbinsdale’s founder Andrew B. Robbins. She...
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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
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...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Carnegie Library In Watertown
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
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