This beauty was built in 1914 and is St Paul’s largest Prairie Style house at just under 3,000...
Twin Cities Area
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
The serene group of cottages around a horseshoe-shaped drive that we see today was not the first...
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Wilder Public Baths
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Swinford Apartments
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Robbinsdale Library
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
District #28 School in Ramsey
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Women’s City Club In St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Saint Paul Hotel
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
The Eight Days in May Protests
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
The Swinford Townhomes
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Greater Minnesota
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
The West Bridge in Madelia, Minnesota, was built in 1908. It is the earliest remaining example of a...
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Unless you’re looking for it or know it’s there, it might be easy to drive right by...
Exploring Ottawa
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Old Brewery In Preston
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Little Falls Depot
Red Wing Iron Works
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
Moderne New Ulm Library
Remembering Quadna Resort
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
The New Ulm Company Service Station
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Church of the Holy Cross
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
Hollywood Town Hall
Historic Franconia
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Oxford Mill Ruin
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Lost Highway 61
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Florence Town Hall
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
Daniel Piper House in Medford
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
Endion Depot In Duluth
State Theater In Hutchinson
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
Enter Marlon Brando
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Jordan Brewery Complex
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Milford Monument
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
District 48 School Near Delano
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Historic Wasioja
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
The Little Marais Inn
District 6 School in New Sweden
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Welcome To Cobden
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
Almond White and the Motley Castle
The Old School In Wolverton
Welcome To Dotson
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Meyer School In St Augusta
The Almelund Creamery
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Duluth’s Incline Railway
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
Visiting Golden Gate
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Bend in the River Regional Park
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
The Le Sueur Theater
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Endion School In Duluth
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
The End of the Line in Currie
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Moving Old Hibbing
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Welcome To Old Wadena
Finding The Past In Swatara
Lincoln Park In Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
The Duluth Homestead Project
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring Sandstone
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Ruins of Sawyer School
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
Hanover Bridge
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Dead Good Walks
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
The first burial took place at St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in 1884. The cemetery is located about three...
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...
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Golden Gate Cemetery
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Chester Township Cemetery
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Who the heck was...
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 Judge C.R. Magney?
Clarence R. Magney was born on January 11, 1883 and spent his childhood in the St. Croix River...
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
S.S. Meteor In Superior
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Winter At The Lamar School
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Watts Free Library In Leonard
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
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...
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
Old Brewery In Preston