The Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis was one of the rare mills in the city that had four finished...
Twin Cities Area
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
Over Memorial Day weekend, I was lucky enough to attend the pre-grand opening of the Sibley...
Wilder Public Baths
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Robbinsdale Library
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Gates of Stonebridge
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
The Swinford Apartments
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
District #28 School in Ramsey
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
The Swinford Townhomes
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
November 27, 1905, was a typical Monday morning for the crew of the flat-bottomed scow, George...
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
William Colvill — does that name ring a bell? Unless you're a Civil War history buff, this name...
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
The Church of the Holy Cross
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Moderne New Ulm Library
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Lundring Service Station in Canby
The Almelund Creamery
Meyer School In St Augusta
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Finding The Past In Swatara
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Little Falls Depot
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
District 6 School in New Sweden
State Theater In Hutchinson
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The End of the Line in Currie
The Duluth Homestead Project
Lincoln Park In Duluth
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
District 48 School Near Delano
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Visiting Golden Gate
Historic Wasioja
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Oxford Mill Ruin
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Hollywood Town Hall
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Bend in the River Regional Park
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
The Milford Monument
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Exploring Sandstone
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Welcome To Dotson
Jordan Brewery Complex
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Endion School In Duluth
Munger Terrace In Duluth
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Little Marais Inn
Welcome To Old Wadena
Lost Highway 61
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Enter Marlon Brando
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Welcome To Cobden
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
Green Lake Mounds
Exploring Ottawa
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
Red Wing Iron Works
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Endion Depot In Duluth
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Ruins of Sawyer School
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Remembering Quadna Resort
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Old Brewery In Preston
Hanover Bridge
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Florence Town Hall
The Le Sueur Theater
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Welcome to Hanska
The Old School In Wolverton
Historic Franconia
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Dead Good Walks
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
The first chapel for the parish of St. Peter was located in a log cabin across the river from Fort...
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Glader cemetery is located on a hill overlooking South Center Lake in Lindström. It is the oldest...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Maple Hill Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 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 Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Roadtrips
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
The Ringling Brothers Circus crisscrossed the middle of the country several times in 1897. They...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Welcome to Heaton
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Winter At The Lamar School
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